Area data
Ookala, HI — ZIP 96774
Population: 579 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 96774 (Ookala, HI) is $486,100. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with lightning, volcanicactivity, earthquake the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 10.0% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$486,100
Median home value
Relatively High
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $486,100
- House Price Index (state)
- 384.1 (-0.6% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 110.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 40.6¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $52.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, volcanicActivity, earthquake, inlandFlooding, wildfire
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively High · hurricane: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively High · landslide: Relatively Low · lightning: Very High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 84% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 61.0%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 74.0°F
- Average high
- 81.0°F
- Average low
- 67.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 115.7 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 11a (extreme annual low 40 to 45°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 21
- Days with Good air quality
- 355
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 11
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 75
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site (35 mi)
- National parks include
- Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 5
- Nearest airport
- Upper Paauilo Airstrip (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Waimea Kohala Airport (MUE) (25 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 6
- Hospitals include
- HILO BENIOFF MEDICAL CENTER, KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 2.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.4 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,975
- Housing built before 1970
- 41.5%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 29.5%
- Median annual property tax
- $647
- Households with broadband internet
- 25.5%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 58,267
- Average weekly wage
- $1,002
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 974
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 96774?
- $486,100.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 96774?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, volcanicActivity, earthquake, inlandFlooding, wildfire.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 96774?
- Risk to homes is higher than 84% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 96774?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 96774?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 96774?
- Good. Median AQI: 21. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 96774?
- Regional Price Parity: 110.0 (100 = US average) (High) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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